Stroop phenomenon as a measure of cognitive functioning of bilingual (Gaelic/English) subjects

An object‐word Stroop‐based task was performed by 40 bilingual Gaelic/English subjects. Intra‐lingual interference occurred with both languages, but inter‐lingual interference occurred only with English labelling and Gaelic responses. This was interpreted as a result of the reading of English words...

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Published in:The British journal of psychology 1995-02, Vol.86 (1), p.89-92
Main Authors: Gerhand, S. J., Derȩgowski, J. B., McAllister, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bilingualism
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive functioning
English-Gaelic speaking people
Human information processing
Languages
Psycholinguistics
Psychology
Scotland
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Summary:An object‐word Stroop‐based task was performed by 40 bilingual Gaelic/English subjects. Intra‐lingual interference occurred with both languages, but inter‐lingual interference occurred only with English labelling and Gaelic responses. This was interpreted as a result of the reading of English words being more automatic than the reading of Gaelic, despite Gaelic being the subjects' preferred spoken language.
ISSN:0007-1269
2044-8295
DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8295.1995.tb02547.x